collingwood (2-1) vs richmond (2-1) mcg friday night
a strong middle quarter effort put richmond on track with a 15 point win over collingwood. richmond (3-1) travel to play west coast friday night. collingwood (2-2) face essendon on anzac day wenesday.
RICH 3.2 8.3 11.6 13. 8 (86)
COL 3.3 4.7 5.9 10.11 (71)
GOALS: RICH – Hilton 2, Cameron 2, Broderick 2, D. Kellaway, Dragicevic, Bowden, Holland, Torney, Tivendale, Knights; COL – N. Davis 2, Holland 2, Molloy 2, N. Davis 2, O’Bree, Rintoul
BEST: RICH – Hilton, A. Kellaway, Campbell, Knights, Cameron, Bowden; COL -Fraser, Molloy, Rintoul, Betheras, O’Bree, Lonie
INJURY: RICH – COL -McKee (shoulder) replaced in selected side by L Davis
REPORTS: COL – Molloy for charging D Gaspar
UMPIRES: Wenn, Dore, Ellis
ATTENDANCE: 78,638 at MCG
sydney (3-0) vs essendon (2-1) scg friday night
essendon ended sydneys run by 47 points in sydney. essendon (3-1) host collingwood on anzac day at the g. sydney (3-1) face melbourne at the g sunday.
ESS 3.3 8.6 14.8 15.12 (102)
SYD 1.5 2.6 4.13 6.19 (55)
GOALS: ESS – Caracella 4, Hird 2, Mercuri 2, Wellman, McVeigh, Hardwick, Barnard, Lucas, Peverill, Bolton; SYD – Ahmat 2, Luff, Schauble, Goodes, O’Loughlin
BEST: ESS – Ramanauskas, Mercuri, M. Johnson, Hird, Fletcher, Barnes; SYD – Cresswell, Schwass, O’Loughlin, Luff, Goodes, McPherson
INJURY: ESS – Blumfield (virus) replaced in selected side by D Teverill, Jacobs (virus) replaced in selected side by D McAlister; SYD – Ball (thigh) replaced in selected side by S. Doyle, Warfe (shoulder), Barry (knee), Stafford (groin), Maxfield (thigh)
Rowan Warfe dislocated his left shoulder. Warfe will need a reconstruction at some stage but will initially be treated conservatively and may play again in four to six weeks.
Leo Barry damaged his knee when he crashed into a goalpost in the first quarter and will also miss at least four games after having an arthroscope this week.
Jason Ball, who was a late withdrawal from the match with a sore thigh, and Greg Stafford and Stuart Maxfield, who suffered minor muscle injuries against Essendon, should be available for next Sunday’s MCG match against Melbourne.
REPORTS: ESS – Peverill for wrestling; SYD – Kirk for striking Caracella, Nicks
UMPIRES: Howlett, Vozzo, McBurney
ATTENDANCE: 40,131. At The SCG
carlton (2-1) vs adeliade (0-3) optus oval saturday
a week after stunning essendon carlton where bought back to earth losing to winless adeliade by 9 points to open the crows account. carlton (2-2) host st kilda saturday.. adelaide (1-3) host kangaroos saturday night.
ADE 4.3 6.4 7.6 9.8 (62)
CARL 1.1 4.1 5.3 8.5 (53)
GOALS: ADE – Ricciuto 4, Vardy 3, Welsh, Goodwin; CARL – Lappin 4, Hotton 2, Houlihan, Koutoufides
BEST: ADE – Jarman, Hart, Smart, Edwards, Ricciuto, Goodwin; CARL – Ratten, Hickmott, Lappin, Freeborn, Beaumont, Bradley
INJURY: CARL – Camporeale (hamstring) replaced in selected side by B Backwell
UMPIRES: McKenzie, Humphrey-Smith, Avon
ATTENDANCE: 21,110 at Optus Oval
bulldogs (1-2) vs brisbane (1-2) colonial saturday afternoon
bulldogs inconsistant start continues with a 53 point win over brisbane. bulldogs (2-2) host hawthorn saturday night. brisbane (1-3) host freemantle sunday.
WB 4.3 10.7 15. 9 21.14 (140)
BRIS 2.3 6.6 10.11 12.15 (87)
GOALS: WB – Hudson 8, Johnson 3, Grant 2, West, Eagleton, Curley, Brown, Harrison, Cox, Dimattina, Robbins’ BRIS – Headland 3, Voss 2, Lynch 2, Cupido 2, Akermanis, Picken, Bradshaw
BEST: WB – Darcy, Hudson, Johnson, Cox, West, Croft, Romero, Harrison; BRIS – Voss, Headland, Picken, Michael
Umpires: Allen, Kelsey, Goldspink
ATTENDANCE: 20,322 at Colonial Stadium
port (2-1) vs st kilda (1-2) football park saturday night
port have finally beaten st kilda leaving the roos the only team they hadn’t beaten by 64 points. port (3-1) face geelong sunday at geelong. st kilda (1-3) face carlton saturday afternoon.
PA 6.6 10.8 14.10 17.12 (114)
STK 0.2 5.5 6.5 7.8 (50)
GOALS: PA – Burgoyne 4, Dew 4, Wanganeen 3, James 2, Francis, Cockatoo-Collins, Schofield, Stevens; StK – Gale 2, Milne 2, Voss 2, Harvey
BEST: PA – Burgoyne, Dew, Francou, Schofield, Wilson, Montgomery; StK – Voss, Harvey, Milne, Gale, Delaney
UMPIRES: James, Kennedy, Morris
ATTENDANCE: 27,017 at Football Park
freemantle (0-3) vs west coast (1-2) subiaco saturday night
eagles leave freo winless in the derby by 4 goals. west coast (2-2) host richmond friday nigth. freo (0-4) travel to brisbane sunday.
WCE 3.4 7.9 9.14 16.16 (112)
FRE 1.3 5.6 10.8 13.10 (88)
GOALS: WCE – Gardiner 5, Banfield 3, Cousins 2, Cummings 2, Wilson 2, Merenda, Taylor; FRE – McManus 3, Bandy 2, Metropolis, Hasleby, Modra, Black, Carr, Grover, Longmuir, Waterhouse
BEST: WCE – Gardiner, Banfield, Cousins, Pet. Matera, McIntosh, Morrison; FRE – Fletcher, McManus, Hasleby, J. Longmuir, Bell, Carr
INJURY: WCE – Kemp (concussion); FRE – Waterhouse (hamstring)
ATTENDANCE: 38,804 at Subiaco Oval
geelong (2-1) vs kangaroos (0-3) skilled stadium sunday afternoon
roos are on the board with a 20 point win over geelong. kangaroos (1-3) play adelaide saturday night on the road. geelong (2-2) host port sunday.
KANG 5.4 6.6 6.10 7.11 (53)
GEEL 1.0 3.5 4.6 4.9 (33)
GOALS: KANG: King 3, Carey, Grant, Harvey, Watt; GEEL – Burns 2, Houlihan, White
BEST: KANG – King, Harvey, Carey, Stevens, Grant, Blakey, Pickett; GEEL – Sholl, Spriggs, Burns, Graham, Corey
UMPIRES: Coates, Schmitt, Nicholls
ATTENDANCE: 14298 at Shell Stadium
hawthorn (3-0) vs melbourne (2-1) mcg sunday
hawks stay unbeaten with a 39 point win over melbourne. hawthorn (4-0) face bulldogs saturday night. melbourne (2-2) host sydney sunday at the g.
HAW 4.6 4.9 6.14 11.17 (83)
MELB 1.2 4.5 4.7 5.14 (44)
GOALS: HAW – Lord 5, Dixon 2, Chick, Crawford; MELB – Nietz 2, Green, Woewodin, Yze
BEST: HAW – Lord, Harford, Lekkas, Crawford, Graham; MELB – Walsh, Woewodin, Nicholson, Ward, Yze, Neitz, Schwarz
UMPIRES: Fox, McLaren, Rowe
ATTENDANCE: 30,113 at the MCG
ladder
| Position | Team | M | W | D | L | For | Agst | %age | Points |
| 1 | Hawthorn | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 357 | 265 | 134.72% | 16 |
| 2 | Essendon | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 469 | 316 | 148.42% | 12 |
| 3 | Sydney | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 436 | 336 | 129.76% | 12 |
| 4 | Port Adelaide | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 473 | 376 | 125.80% | 12 |
| 5 | Richmond | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 405 | 379 | 106.86% | 12 |
| 6 | Collingwood | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 410 | 340 | 120.59% | 8 |
| 7 | Geelong | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 367 | 312 | 117.63% | 8 |
| 8 | Wstn Bulldogs | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 439 | 421 | 104.28% | 8 |
| 9 | Carlton | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 346 | 363 | 95.32% | 8 |
| 10 | West Coast | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 375 | 414 | 90.58% | 8 |
| 11 | Melbourne | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 354 | 401 | 88.28% | 8 |
| 12 | Brisbane | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 392 | 413 | 94.92% | 4 |
| 13 | St Kilda | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 355 | 461 | 77.01% | 4 |
| 14 | Adelaide | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 304 | 415 | 73.25% | 4 |
| 15 | Nth Melbourne | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 243 | 448 | 54.24% | 4 |
| 16 | Fremantle | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 353 | 418 | 84.45% | 0 |
goals
GOALS
Lloyd (ESS) 13
Burns (GEEL) 12
Dew (PA) 12
Grant (WB) 12
Modra (FRE) 12
Hudson (WB) 11
Wilson (WCE) 11
Cupido (BRIS) 10
Richardson (RICH) 10
Wanganeen (PA) 10
Ahmat (SYD) 9
Cockatoo-Collins (PA) 9
Goodes (SYD) 9
Johnson (WB) 9
Lappin (CARL) 9
round 5 matches
wenesday
essendon v collingwood MCG
friday
west coast vs richmond S (N)
saturday
carlton v st kilda OO
bulldogs v hawthorn CS (N)
adelaide v kangaroos FP (N)
sunday
brisbane v freemantle G
geelong v port SS
melbourne v sydney MCG
Harrison’s world 